Rmoney WANTED Obama To Attack Him, But Obama Outsmarted Him

[anAustralianobserver]

21. Yes that sounds right.

And the spinners were able to turn the looking down into more than it was.

Despite these things, I still think Obama looked more presidential and dependable, and Romney didn't necessarily win the 'alpha' battle as most pundits were saying.

Being an overcompensating jackass and having a bit more energy aren't enough to make you the alpha male, any more than making the most noise and flailing more kinetically in gymnastics make you the better performer.

Obama did seem to overestimate how much denying Romney his zingers would unsettle him though. Romney upped his game on audacious, facile bullshitting to Gingrich/O'Reilly levels. In hindsight Obama would have been better to counter responsively on a few more points, without bringing up the three expected ones you list.

And as Bill Maher said regarding the eye-contact, "{don't be too gracious to} look at Mitt like he's a nut".